VPFO News

Jan 19, 2024
Step up your safety game with UBC Alert
Download the UBC Safe Vancouver App and turn on push notifications to receive alerts for safety and security risk to the community. Check to make sure your contact information is up to date in Workday/SSC to ensure you receive UBC Alerts.

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Dec 12, 2023
The VPFO’s portfolio finance team is evolving to help us perform and grow
When we talk about finance at UBC, we often think about the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) leading the university’s $3.65 billion consolidated budget process. However, what we sometimes overlook is our own portfolio’s finance team who are responsible for almost $300 million of that budget.

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Dec 11, 2023
The VP Finance & Operations is expanding with the addition of UBC’s Enterprise Risk & Assurance
Effective January 15, 2024, the VP Finance & Operations (VPFO) will be welcoming UBC’s Enterprise Risk & Assurance (ERA) team to the portfolio. This strategic transition is part of our ongoing efforts to optimize the university's organizational structure, enhance operational synergies, and ultimately improve risk-informed decision-making and reporting.

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Dec 06, 2023
Construction begins on the Laboratory of Archeology – Iona Building
Construction has begun on the new Community Research Centre in the Laboratory of Archeology at the Iona Building. This project aims to create a new space for housing archaeological collections recovered from ancient villages and other archaeological sites around the province of BC .

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Dec 05, 2023
Celebrating Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt graduates across UBC on November 30, 2023
On November 30, the Project Management Office hosted its biannual ceremony at the Performance Theatre in the AMS Student Nest to celebrate our most recent Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt graduates who completed a rigorous program to become officially certified as Lean Six Sigma practitioners.

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